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Click to expand Image United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023. 2023 Denis Balibouse/Reuters On Monday, November 6, the United Nations Human Rights Council will closely evaluate Turkmenistan's rights record during the country's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This is a rare opportunity, as Turkmenistan's extremely repressive government routinely punishes anyone inside the country or abroad who dares to scrutinize its actions. The Human Rights Council should call Turkmenistan out for failing to make progress on commitments it made during its ...
The Review is a process that allows states to improve their human rights records, but the island's regime is covering up Cuban realities and evading the review's requirements.